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Artworks portraying significant historical religious moments, featuring ceremonies, ascents to power, and communal gatherings in rich, traditional styles.

The enthronement of Sultan Osman II, Anonymous
The enthronement of Sultan Osman II, Anonymous
139 assets in this story
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The Women of Rome Gathering at the Capitol. Women from various countries and eras are seen storming the Capitol in ancient Rome in protest against a proposed ruling that would henceforth allow men to have two wives. This rumour had been spread by the young boy Papirius, seen standing at the far right between his mother (in yellow) and several senators (in red).
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The enthronement of Sultan Osman II, Anonymous
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Scene in a church, sketch for a historical scene. Chlebowski, Stanisław (1835-1884), painter
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Procession of the League in 1590 in the Place de Greve in Paris. France, 16th century.
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Distributing bread; Vinckboons, David (1576-Ca 1631-1633); XVII century (1600-00-00-1699-00-00);New Testament, breads, painting, Dutch painting, replicas, biblical scenes
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. After Mahmud I ascended the throne, the rebels continued to sow unrest. They tried to gain positions in the govern-ment and demanded ever more power. With a sham excuse, Mahmud I summoned them to the palace, where they were killed one by one. Patrona Halil is being overpowered at the right.
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Return of the Ambassadors, from Scenes from the Life of Saint URSULA
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Clemens August Elector-Archbishop of Cologne gives his first episcopal blessing. Painting by Francesco Fernandi, called Imperiale. 1727
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Pope Urban II Preaching the First Crusade in the Square of Clermont, Hayez, Francesco (1791-1882)
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LUCAS VELAZQUEZ, Eugenio (1817-1870). Procession in a church. 1861. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Lzaro Galdiano Foundation.
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The Seven Acts of Mercy. Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564/65-1637/38). Oil on panel, 42 x 57.8cm.
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St. Stephen Preaching at Jerusalem  Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1460-1526 /Italian)  Musee du Louvre, Paris
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Greek Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, April 11th 1839.  Lithograph, 1842, after by David Roberts (1796-1864) Scottish painter. Seat of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem. Orientalist Palestine Religion Christian
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The Passion Of Christ Hans Memling (ca.1433-1494 Netherlandish)
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The cemetery of the Church of the Holy Innocents in Paris during a funeral, France 16th Century.
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Peru. Cusco city. The Archbishop Palace. Paintings of Cuzco School.
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St Barbara being led through the streets of the city, detail from Christ-Vine and the Legend of Saint Barbara, 1524, by Lorenzo Lotto (ca 1480 - 1556), fresco. Detail. Villa Suardi, Capella Suardi, Trescore Balneario.
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Raffle of a hammer in the surroundings of Frankfurt am Main, traditional church fair scene, 1802, Hesse, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe
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PEREZ DE HOLGUIN, Melchor (1665-1724). Entry of Viceroy Archbishop Morcillo into Potos. 1716. Entry in the city of fray Diego Rubio, Archbishop of La Plata and Viceroy of Peru (29th April 1716). Detail. Colonial baroque. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. America's Museum.
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The meeting of Francis I and Henry VIII at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520
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Cornelis Calkoen on his Way to his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1727 - c. 1730
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Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter, Crucifixion of Christ, 1594. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany.
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Armenian Wedding, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, 1720 - 1737
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Saul welcoming David After His Victory about Goliath. King Saul greets David as the victor of Goliath. Outside of a city gate Saul welcomes with his consequence and a large crowd David, who kneels before him. Behind David a number of soldiers with banners and the sword and the helmet of Goliath. Left in the foreground lies the carved head of the Philistine reports.
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An official saying goodbye to his family by Aleksei Filippovich Chernyshev, Russia 19th century. Detail.
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Procession of the Holy League in 1590 in the Place de Greve in Paris, detail from. France, 16th century.
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The Wedding Feast at Cana by Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588)/ Louvre, Paris/ 1563/ Italy, Venetian School/ Oil on canvas/ Renaissance/ 666x990/ Bible
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First conferment of the Cross of the Legion of Honour on 14 July 1804 by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Invalides Cathedral in Paris, painting by Jean-Baptiste Debret
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Wojciech Gerson (1831-1901). Polish painter. The Lamentable Apostolic Mission, 1866. This painting depicts a scene from a period of conquering pagan Polabian Slavs by Christian Germanic tribes, who justified their violence and plunder on the grounds of the Christianizing mission. Detail. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow, Poland.
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fine arts, Korsuchin, Alexej Ivanovich, (1835 - 1894), painting, ""before the confession"", 1877, 108 cm x 160 cm, Tretyakov gallery, Moskow,
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Moses Crossing the Red Sea ca. 1530 Artist Unknown Woodcut print Cambridge University Library, England
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PROCESION DE SEMANA SANTA-S XIX-ROMANTICISMO ESPAÑOL. Author: EUGENIO LUCAS VELAZQUEZ. Location: FUNDACION RODRIGUEZ ACOSTA. GRANADA. SPAIN.
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Saint Dominic presiding over an Auto-da-fe, by Pedro Berruguete (ca 1450-ca 1504).
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Submission of the emperor Barbarossa to Pope Alexander III; 1867 by Solomon Hart 1806-1881. Frederick I ; 1122 ñ 10 June 1190), known as Barbarossa, was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death. Frederick had to humble himself before Alexander III at Venice. In 1177 The emperor acknowledged the pope's sovereignty over the Papal States, and in return Alexander acknowledged the emperor's over lordship of the Imperial Church
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St George baptises the queen
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Procession of the League in 1511 in the Place de Greve in Paris. France, 16th century.
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BODA EN BEGOÑA O LOS ESPONSALES A FINALES DEL SIGLO XVI - 1607 - O/L - 225x240. Author: FRANCISCO VAZQUEZ DE MENDIETA Y RETES (S. XVI). Location: DIPUTACION FORAL. DONOSTI-SAN SEBASTIAN. Guipuzcoa. SPAIN. VIRGEN DE BEGOÑA.
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Procession of the Magi, c. 1450-1500. Attributed to Bernardo Parentino (Italian). Tempera on wood; unframed: 47.5 x 53.8 cm (18 11/16 x 21 3/16 in.).
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Medieval Village Scene Burning Of Two Crusader Knights Religious Martyrs At The Stake
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Louis XIV receiving the oath of the Marquis De Dangeau, Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazare in the chapel of Versailles, D by Pezey, Antoine (active 1695-1710) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / End of 17th cen. / France / Oil
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David Bearing Ark of Testament into Jerusalem by Domenico Gargiulo, oil on canvas, 1640s, 1609-1675, Russia, Moscow, State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 127x178
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Pablo Uranga, procession in Elgeta, 1905, oil on canvas, Alava Fine Arts Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain
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An Ambassador's Audience with Sultan Ahmed III (Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen), Anonymous, 1737 - 1744
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Bela III (c1148-1196) king of Hungary from 1172, founding a Cistercian (White Friars) monastery at Szentgotthard, Hungary in 1183. Centre left is the Baroque monastery built 1740-1749. Stephan Dorfmeister (c1729-1797) Hungarian painter.
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Death of St. Mary. Date/Period: 1st half 16th century. Oil on oak. Öl auf Eichenholz. Height: 1,499 mm (59.01 in); Width: 1,231 mm (48.46 in). Author: Lower Rhenish pupil of Wolf Huber.
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David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825). The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of the Empress Josephine by Pope Pius VII, 2nd December 1804. 1806-1807. This ceremony took place in the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris on the 2nd December 1804. Neoclassicism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum.
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Whirling Dervishes, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1720 - c. 1737
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Hosius, bishop of Vilnius, and Sigismund Augustus. Suchodolski, January (1797-1875), painter
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An Ambassador's Audience with Sultan Ahmed III (Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen). An ambassador to audience at Sultan Ahmed III. The Grandvizier expects the ambassador to the extreme left. The Sultan is on his throne on the left. On the right the ambassador with his consequence and Turkish office holders (compare SK-A-4078).
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Berruguete, Pedro (1450-1503) Museo del Prado, Madrid Painting 154x92 Bible,History  Saint Dominic Presides over an Auto da Fe
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Flemish Village. View in a Flemish village. In the foreground is a group of spectators around a man with a dancing dog, right sells a woman's fish. Links dancing for a inn along which a covered wagon is driving. More backwards the road runs along a water with boats between the houses of the village. A church in the distance.
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Civic oath on the steps of the Cathedral of Strasbourg, painting by Emile Schweitzer depicting an incident from 1770. France, 18th century.
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Jewish wedding. Smokowski, Wincenty (1797-1876), painter
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Entourage Accompanying Two Prisoners with a Priest Having Been Judged by the Court of the Inquisition,  lithograph,  1860
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Spanish school. Celebration for the Virgin del Puerto. Romeria Virgen del puerto. 19th century. Madrid, romantic museum. Author: MANUEL RODRIGUEZ DE GUZMAN (1818-1867). Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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The Grand Vizier Crossing the Atmeydanı (Horse Square). The Atmeydan was Istanbul’s large, central square. Two obelisks recall the fact that the area had been a hippodrome in ancient times. The grand vizier, on horse-back at lower right centre, is accompanied by soldiers and preceded by two servants. They carry a prayer rug and a cushion in case he is called to prayer while en route.
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Easter proceedings in San Marco, by Gabriele Bella (1730-1782).
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Pablo Uranga, procession in Elgeta, 1905, oil on canvas, Alava Fine Arts Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain.
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Jerusalem, from Saint Stephen, d. c. 35 protomartyr, preaching in Jerusalem (detail)
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Arrest of the Metropolitan Philip by Shelkovy, Sergei Timofeyevich (1870-) Regional W. Wereshchagin Art Museum, Mykolaiv 1910 Oil on canvas 220x251,8 Russia Russian Painting, End of 19th - Early 20th cen. Genre,History Painting
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Shadrach, Meshack and Abed-Nego before Nebuchadnezzar, Attributed to John Martin, 1789-1854, British, undated, Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm), archways, bowing, crown, cult images, guards, horns, kings (people), men, Old Testament, prophets, religious and mythological subject, sculpture, shields, spears, standing, statue, throne, worship
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Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I 1807, David, Jacques-Louis, 1807.
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Julian Falat (1853-1929). Polish painte of watercolor and impressionist. In Front of the Orthodox Church. National Museum Gallery. Krakow. Poland.
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FERNANDEZ CARPIO, MANUEL PINTOR ESPAÑOL. " PROCESION DE SAN ANTONIO EN MADRID " MUSEO DEL PRADO . MADRID MADRID PINTADO. Author: MANUEL FERNANDEZ CARPIO (1853-1929).
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Martin Luther at Worms
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Painting depicting 'Auto-da-fé' during the Spanish Inquisition. An auto-da-fé was the ritual of public penance of condemned heretics and apostates that took place when the Spanish Inquisition or the Portuguese Inquisition had decided their punishment.
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Attributed to Jan Boeckhorst, Saint Martin Dividing His Cloak, c 1640 1645 Saint Martin Dividing His Cloak
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Shavuot (Pentecost) (Das Wochen- oder Pfingst-Fest). Date/Period: 1880. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 7,100 mm (23.29 ft); Width: 6,070 mm (19.91 ft). Author: MORITZ DANIEL OPPENHEIM.
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Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498). Italian Dominican friar and preacher. Organiser of the Bonfire of the Vanities. Excommunicated and executed by the Tribunal of the Holy Inquisition. Degradation of Savonarola. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume VII. Published in Barcelona, 1886.
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Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee. Rodakowski, Henryk (1823-1894), painter
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San Martino monks in Naples offering thanks for the narrow escape from the 1656 plague, by Domenico Gargiulo (ca 1609 or 1610-1675), 1657, oil on canvas. Italy, 17th century.
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The Sermon of St. John the Baptist Cornelisz.van Haarlem (1562-1638 Dutch) National Gallery, London, England
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Switzerland, Lausanne, St Bartholomew's night, close-up
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PROCESION - SIGLO XX. Author: JOSE GUTIERREZ SOLANA (1886/1945). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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R. Huet (active in the middle of the 18th century). "Golden wedding of Monsieur and Madame Robinet de Pontagny, parents of Madame de Flesselles, wife of the last provost of the merchants, 1742 (the ceremony takes place in the Notre-Dame d'Ed à Auxerre church)". Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 37089-4 Religious ceremony, Church, Notre-Dame d'Ed Épay, wife wife, off, woman woman, wedding, golden wedding, priest, oil on canvas
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Landscape of homeland showing homecoming of the judge and warrior Jephthah to his daugher
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Crowning of Esther, by Morani Vincenzo, 19th Century, 1840, canvas,
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'Interior of a Synagogue during Prayer'. Artist: Unknown
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In church by Vasily (George Wilhelm) Timm, color lithograph, 1856, 1820-1895, Russia, Moscow, State History Museum
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Bellini, Giovanni, (Workshop)   National Gallery, London Painting 110x209 Bible  The Adoration of the Kings
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Repeated Rus. Wealth and the world of the R.P.1366, from the series "History of civilization in Poland"; Matejko, Jan (1838-1893); 1888 (1888-00-00-1888-00-00);Kazimierz Wielki (King of Poland - 1310-1370), Lviv (Ukraine), Historical painting, purchase (provenance), Middle Ages
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Procession of Saint Eulalia patron of Barcelona. Catalonia (18th century). Spain. Engraving, 1863.
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Seville, Spain. Cathedral Spanish Fresco, Sanctuary of Jesus Atotonilco, Mexico. Built in the 1700s known as the Sistine Chapel of Mexico with Frescoes of Jesus Stories. Frescoes by Miguel Antonio Martinez between 1740 and 1775.
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A street in Beijing, Chinese costume, China, illustration from the weekly Rivista Illustrata (Illustrated Magazine), No 234, June 24, 1883. Digitally colorized image.
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La bnediction des bls en Artois en 1857 (blessing the wheat in Artois, France, in 1857) (detail of procession)
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Stories of St Barbara, by Lotto Lorenzo, 1524, 16th Century, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Bergamo: Trescore: Suardi Oratory. Detail. Left building white blue tree branches
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The Feast of Ascension in the Piazza San Marco', c1775 Artist: Francesco Guardi. The veduta, considered one of Guardi's masterpieces, shows the Piazza San Marco decorated for the most important festivities in Venice, the Festa della Sensa.
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Religious celebration by Nikolai Kornilovich Bodarevsky, Oil on canvas, 1880s, 1850-1921, Russia, Omsk, Regional M. Vrubel Art Museum, 137, 5x195
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The Inauguration of King William II in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on November 28, 1840. The inauguration of King Willem II in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, November 28, 1840. The king puts right, standing under a canopy, with raised hand off the oath . On the left on a table the throne and scepter. The church is filled with spectators. Preliminary study in the possession of H.M. de Koningin (Noordeinde Palace).
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Austria, Vienna, Wedding Banquet of Grand Duke Ferdinand I de Medici
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The Grand Vizier giving Audience to the English Ambassador. Date/Period: Ca. 1760. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 498 mm (19.60 in); Width: 673 mm (26.49 in). Author: Francis Smith.
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Martin Luther Preaches in Wartburg Hugo Vogel (1855-1920/German)
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The Feast of the Ascension in the Piazza San Marco (Detail), (Piazza San Marco decorated for the Festa della Sensa), c1775, Francesco Guardi, (1712-1793/Italian), Oil on canvas, Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon
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The Destruction of the San Saba Misson in Texas and the Martyrdom of Fathers Alonso G. de TERREROS and JosZ de SANTIESTEBAN, c. 1758 - 1765, detail
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The entry into Jerusalem, 1922. Players on stage in the Oberammergau Passion Play. The play is performed every 10 years, on open-air stages, by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany. First staged in 1634, the play tells the story of Jesus' passion, culminating in his crucifixion. The event has become a tourist attraction, with audiences coming from all over the world. Official postcard of the 1922 Oberammergau Passion Play. F. Bruckmann, Munich, Germany, 1922
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Russian tsarina in church by Vasili Ivanovich Surikov, oil on canvas, 1912, 1848-1916, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, 144x202
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Mosque Guard; Chlebowski, Stanis AW (1835-1884); after 1865 (1865-00-00-1884-00-00);Madeyska, Maria (1864-) - collection, orient, oriental architecture, mosques, mihraby, knights, Arabian costumes, shotguns, purchase (provenance)
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Church fair in the countryside. Kostrzewski, Franciszek (1826-1911), painter
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Tomb of the Virgin, Jerusalem. Chromolithograph by H. Clerget and J. Gaildrau after François Edmond Pris, 1862.
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The Christening by Emilio Poy Dalmau, (1876-1933), England, London, Christie's Images
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